Judges; nominations for election to general district court.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text includes additional nominees not mentioned in the candidate explanation. The summary provided does not specify these details.

Nomination of Judges

This bill nominates several people to be elected as judges in different general district courts across Virginia.

What This Bill Does

• Nominates Mary Elizabeth Sherwin for the Fourth Judicial District starting June 1, 2026.
• Nominates Del M. Mauhrine Brown for the Sixth Judicial District starting May 1, 2026.
• Nominates Lisa C. Francisco for the Tenth Judicial District starting July 1, 2026.
• Nominates David R. Danieli and Alexandra P. Vakos both for the Fifteenth Judicial District starting April 1, 2026.
• Nominates Mary Catherine H. Gibbs for the Eighteenth Judicial District starting May 16, 2026.
• Nominates Dawn M. Futrell for the Twenty-first Judicial District starting May 1, 2026.
• Nominates Jason D. Morgan for the Twenty-third Judicial District starting November 1, 2026.
• Nominates Christopher Todd Gilbert for the Twenty-sixth Judicial District starting July 1, 2026.
• Nominates Robin J. Kegley for the Twenty-seventh Judicial District starting July 1, 2026.
• Nominates Joshua H. Newberry for the Twenty-ninth Judicial District starting April 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

• People nominated to be judges in different judicial districts of Virginia.
• Voters who will elect these nominees as judges.

Terms To Know

Judicial District

A specific area where a judge has authority to make decisions on legal matters.

Nomination

The act of officially choosing someone for an important position, like being a judge.

Limits and Unknowns

• This bill only nominates people and does not guarantee their election as judges.
• It does not specify what happens if the nominees are not elected by voters.

Official Summary Text

Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.

Current Bill Text

Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the following persons are hereby nominated to be elected to the respective general district court judgeships as follows:

Mary Elizabeth Sherwin, Esquire, of Norfolk, as a judge of the Fourth Judicial District for a term of six years commencing June 1, 2026.

Del M. Mauhrine Brown, Esquire, of Prince George, as a judge of the Sixth Judicial District for a term of six years commencing May 1, 2026.

Lisa C. Francisco, Esquire, of Halifax, as a judge of the Tenth Judicial District for a term of six years commencing July 1, 2026.

David R. Danieli, Esquire, of Fredericksburg, as a judge of the Fifteenth Judicial District for a term of six years commencing April 1, 2026.

Alexandra P. Vakos, Esquire, of Stafford, as a judge of the Fifteenth Judicial District for a term of six years commencing April 1, 2026.

Mary Catherine H. Gibbs, Esquire, of Alexandria, as a judge of the Eighteenth Judicial District for a term of six years commencing May 16, 2026.

Dawn M. Futrell, Esquire, of Henry, as a judge of the Twenty-first Judicial District for a term of six years commencing May 1, 2026.

Jason D. Morgan, Esquire, of Roanoke City, as a judge of the Twenty-third Judicial District for a term of six years commencing November 1, 2026.

Christopher Todd Gilbert, Esquire, of Shenandoah, as a judge of the Twenty-sixth Judicial District for a term of six years commencing July 1, 2026.

Robin J. Kegley, Esquire, of Bland, as a judge of the Twenty-seventh Judicial District for a term of six years commencing July 1, 2026.

Joshua H. Newberry, Esquire, of Dickenson, as a judge of the Twenty-ninth Judicial District for a term of six years commencing April 1, 2026.